Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-01
General State News,

General State News. WESLEYAN JUNIOR. Charles P. Cooper, junior at Wesleyan, burned his hand badly on Wednesday while experimenting in the seminary laboratory. A glass exploded in his hand. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. G. W. Holman, the outgoing pastor of the Baptist church in Willimantic, was visited by number of his friends Monday evening $10O.
 TO PHILADELPHIA.
 Rev. w. F. Nichols, rector of Christ church of Hartford, will, it is expected, ac cept call rendered him to Philadelphia. The change is made for the benefit of his health.
 The funeral of the late General Elihu Geer was held at Hadlyme on Wednesday, dele gation from Washington commandery Knights Templar of Hartford attending The interment was in Hartford.
 MUCH IMPROVED. Dr. Joseph Cooyan brother of Postmaster Coogan of Windsor Locks, has returned from his trip to California and the West much improved in health aud will practice his profession in New York city.
 DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.
 Rev. David J. Mandell, Fl, died Monday night at Windsor Locks of paralysis at the house of Station Agent Ashley, where he had lived for about three years. He was formerly a Universalist clergyman of Athol, Mass, but had not preached for several years on account of brain trouble.
 HYMENEAL.
 Colonel Cyrus Van Slyck, commandant of the Uited Train of Artillery of Providence, R. l., and well known in military circles in this city, is to be married in Fitchburg, Mass, Tuesday morning, April 12, to Miss Annie Putnam Crocker, of Fitchburg. The couple will reside at No 95 Point street, Providence. Miss Crocker is known to people who spend their summers at Cottage City.
 DEATH OF THE HON. LUTHER BOARDMAN.
 The Hon. Luther Boardman, the first vice president of the Connecticut Valley road and very well known in Hartford, died at his home in East Haddam Tuesday afternoon at the age of 75. During the past half century Mr. Boardman has been engaged in the Britannia Spoon company and was active in State and local enterprises. He was a mem Der of the General Assembly in 1864 and 1865 and had been presidential electoT, was director in the National band of New Eng land and president of the Hartford and Long Island Steamboat company. He leaves 8 wife and one son.
 | THE POLO oUTLooK-THE MANAGERS MEETING. The managers of the Eastern and Connec- l ticut divisions of the New England polo | league met at the Haynes house, Springfield, Wednesday to consult about the arrange l ments for next season. There were present from the Nutmeg" State Charles Clough, president of the Connecticut division, Frank E. Sands of Meriden, Captain Hallett of the New Haven polo team, and William Harris of Bridgeport. The Eastern division was represented by l Managers Frank E. Winslow of Bos- | ton, F. 0. Bancroft, president of the New England league, J. c. Morse of the Boston ' Herald, secretary of the. Eastern division, and MT. Reed of Salem, president of this divis- ion. No important business was performed, the talk of a consolidation between the two divisions being untrue; but it was voted to l work under one league as this season. A | strong effort will be nlSde to induce Spring | field to enter the Connecticut division next | season, the city belongs geographically to that group of clubs. It also voted to | allow but one club of the league in city, and to prohibit the teams from playing with | another team located in that place. All the managers report success this season, and | have found the organization of stock com panies to be of material advantage in the working of the clubs.